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Added 7 October 2026

done

/dʌn/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about done at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having completed or finished an activity.
He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done."
Completed or finished.
I'll text you when the movie's done.
Ready, fully cooked.
As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat.

verb

past participle of do
There's nothing to be done.
simple past of do; did.
Used in forming the perfective aspect; have.
I woke up and found out she done left.

interjection

Expresses that a task has been completed.
Expresses agreement to and conclusion of a proposal, a set of terms, a sale, a request, etc.

verb

plural simple present of do

Origin

From Middle English don, idon, ydon, ȝedon, gedon, from Old English dōn, ġedōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dān, from Proto-Germanic *dēnaz (past participle of *dōną (“to do”)). Equivalent to do + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Scots dune, deen, dene, dane (“done”), Saterland Frisian däin (“done”), West Frisian dien (“done”), Dutch gedaan (“done”), German Low German daan (“done”), German getan (“done”). More at do.

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